Hugo Chavez empowered and united
The untimely death of Chavez is evoking a heartfelt cry from millions of abused, marginalized, and exploited people across the globe.
Margrit Pittman: 1919-2013
Margrit Pittman, a working class journalist and lifelong advocate of world peace, equality, and socialism died Feb. 4 in New York City. She was 93.
The economy: Happy days are here again! For whom?
Last week the stock market made a great leap forward. And New York is facing a homeless crisis. Some recovery!
Chavez’s legacy
He was repeatedly re-elected by wide margins, and will be mourned not only by Venezuelans but by many Latin Americans who appreciate what he did for the region.
News clips from the world of the wealthy
The next time a rich corporate chieftain whines about higher taxes or says he's "just like you and me," take him to Disneyland. It may remind him how he's not.
Cancel sequester now!
The term "sequester" hides from Americans the damage being wrought by a GOP-led Congress bent on slashing programs that help poor and working-class people.
End to favoritism for Cuban immigrants?
The Chicago Tribune's editorial February 16 on U.S.- Cuba relations was big news - the newspaper had departed from the prevailing silence on how Cubans arrive in the United States.
Anti-communism: More than one kind of smear
There is an increase in right-wing efforts to smear liberal opponents as Communists, as supporters of terrorism, as un-American.
Is full employment possible under capitalism?
By last count, approximately 12 million Americans were officially unemployed. Of those, 4.7 million have been jobless for 27 weeks or longer.
Things coming together for a change in U.S. Cuba policy?
There may be an improved chance to get the U.S. to back off some of its anti-Cuba policies, due to a series of new developments.
